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CLICK THE PHOTO ABOVE for photos of some of the acts from the Winter Jam tourn stop at Bridgestone. Here, Colton Dixon performs at the Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Steven S. Harman / The Tennessean)

Winter Jam Tour Spectacular 2014 featuring Newsboys, Lecrae, NewSong, Tenth Avenue North, Colton Dixon and more made a stop at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday night. Click the photo above to see a gallery of some of the acts. The Christian music tour, founded by NewSong 19 years ago, only charges $10 per ticket and if fans can’t pay, they are still allowed to come and enjoy the show. “It’s grown organically and that’s one of the reasons it’s such a strong brand,” Winter Jam producer Troy VanLiere said. “I think what we’re seeing and experiencing is the music is thriving. Fans love the Christian message.”

Christian music stars from Nashville and beyond will celebrate the season with host Candace Cameron Bure of "Full House" fame on "K-Love Music City Christmas," airing tonight on faith-based cable network UP.

TobyMac, Newsboys, for King & Country, Mandisa, Colton Dixon, Kari Jobe, Matthew West, Brandon Heath, Crowder, Big Daddy Weave and Tenth Avenue North will perform on the TV special, which was taped in front of a live audience in Nashville earlier this year.

After spending the last two years in Atlanta — marking the first time it had been held outside of Nashville — the 44th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards returns to Music City at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena.

Gospel Music Association Executive Director Jackie Patillo said she couldn’t comment on the decision to move to Atlanta, but told The Tennessean, “It’s appropriate for us to bring it back home.”

“Nashville is quite a hotbed for Christian and gospel artists, as well as our industry, so everybody’s excited about it coming back to Nashville.”

“American Idol” finalist Colton Dixon and actress CoCo Jones, who stars in Disney’s “Let it Shine,” have been tapped to perform Sunday as part of T.J. Martell Foundation’s third annual Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins “Family Day.”

The event is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Belmont University and also will feature an indoor children’s area filled with inflatables, as well as appearances from Tennessee Titan Gerald McRath and Belmont University head coach Rick Byrd.

Admission is $50 for a family of four or $15 per person. For tickets or more details, visit www.tjmartell.org.

Murfreesboro native and Top 10 American Idol finalist Colton Dixon is celebrating his homecoming on Saturday with events at World Outreach Church and his alma mater Middle Tennessee Christian School.

Festivities will start at 10 a.m. at World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Road, and will include Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg, former state representative John Hood, worship band For a Season, and Christian music singers Tricia and Melissa Brock of the group Superchick.

Fortunes can change in a flash on American Idol, as Colton Dixon learned this week. The 20-year-old Murfreesboro resident was eliminated from the competition on Thursday - after never before landing in the show's "Bottom 3."

But while he's been scrubbed from the Idol stage, Middle Tennessee will be seeing more of Dixon very soon. He tells the Tennessean he's headed back home next week, and intends to stay.

Colton Dixon (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker, File)

"I have several friends who love to write in and around Nashville, Franklin and Murfreesboro, so I’m excited to get back, start working and see what we come up with," Dixon said during a conference call on Friday. "I definitely plan on staying somewhere around Nashville, for sure."

Among the locals surprised at Dixon's dismissal: former Idol champ Carrie Underwood, who tweeted, "Really thought I'd see him in the finale."

Asked about his post-Idol recording plans, Dixon said "I definitely want to do Christian music. I hope that I get to."

Smooth 21-year-old pawn shop worker Phillip Phillips of Leesburg, Ga., quirky 22-year-old nonprofit organizer Heejun Han of New York, and spunky 18-year-old country crooner Skylar Laine, from Brandon, Miss., were among the finalists revealed Thursday on the Fox singing contest. They and seven others received the most viewer votes after the 13 male semifinalists performed Tuesday and the 12 female semifinalists sang Wednesday.